Goddess Kamala  

Posted by Unknown

Goddess Kamala Image
KAMALA is the Hindu Goddess of consciousness and creation. She is one of the Mahavidyas, the wisdom Goddesses. Kamala is depicted as a beautiful woman with golden skin, seated or standing on a lotus. She holds two more lotuses, symbols of both fertility and purity. She is accompanied by elephants, who pour jars of nectar on to her, also symbolizing fertility. Kamala is the Mahavidya form of Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and beauty. As a Mahavidya, she represents the unfolding of inner consciousness into the fullness of creation. Her greatest power is the removal of poverty, both material and spiritual. Kamala's name, which means "she of the lotus," is also seen as KAMALATMIKA, and her other names and epithets include:

Mahasakti
Mahamaya

Pranasakti (the life principle)

Narasimhi
Varahi

Durga
Siva

Raudri
Gauri

Sati
Kapali

Kalaratri
Ghora (awful)

Bhima (terrible)

Tamasi (darkness)

Matangi
Dhumavati

Tarini
Bhadrakali

Mahakali
Bhairavi

Mother of the World
Creator of all the Gods

Mistress of all
She who is situated in the middle of countless universes

Whose form is the creation
Who is the cause of creation

Who is without support
Who is the form of highest spiritual bliss

Who is the three gunas
Who creates all

Whose form is everything
Slayer of Madhu and Kaitabha

Slayer of Sumbha and Nisumbha
She whose bliss is Siva

She who is dear to the one who does the Tandava dance
She who wears a garland of skulls

She whose form is very terrible



Keywords: black death  feast lemures  legend descent goddess  kagutsuchi homosubi  ecstasy poems  euclid symbol  charles ward  hieroglyphics symbol  ancient book  runen alfabet  norse creatures  

This entry was posted on 19 May 2009 at Tuesday, May 19, 2009 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the .

0 comments

<< Newer Post
Older Post >>